Victor Manuel Vargas Blasco

2025

Impacte de les infeccions bacterianes en pacients amb hepatitis alcohòlica

Translated title of the contribution: Impact of bacterial infection in patients with alcoholic hepatitisVargas Blasco, V., 2025, In: UAB Divulga. p. 0001-2 2 p.

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2024

Bacterial Infection Features in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis : Review of a 2016-2021 Cohort

Jiménez, C., Martí-Carretero, A., Villagrasa, A., Aguilar, A., Pérez-Pérez, M., Ventura-Cots, M. & Vargas Blasco, V., 25 Sept 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13, 9, 15 p., 5693.

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2023

MELD 3.0 adequately predicts mortality and renal replacement therapy requirements in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis

Díaz, L. A., Fuentes-López, E., Ayares, G., Idalsoaga, F., Arnold, J., Valverde, M. A., Perez, D., Gómez, J., Escarate, R., Villalón, A., Ramírez, C. A., Hernandez-Tejero, M., Zhang, W., Qian, S., Simonetto, D. A., Ahn, J. C., Buryska, S., Dunn, W., Mehta, H. & Agrawal, R. & 41 others, Cabezas, J., García-Carrera, I., Cuyàs, B., Poca Sans, M., Soriano Pastor, G., Sarin, S. K., Maiwall, R., Jalal, P. K., Abdulsada, S., Higuera-de-la-Tijera, F., Kulkarni, A. V., Rao, P. N., Salazar, P. G., Skladaný, L., Bystrianska, N., Clemente-Sanchez, A., Villaseca-Gómez, C., Haider, T., Chacko, K. R., Romero, G. A., Pollarsky, F. D., Restrepo, J. C., Castro-Sanchez, S., Toro, L. G., Yaquich, P., Mendizabal, M., Garrido, M. L., Marciano, S., Dirchwolf, M., Vargas Blasco, V., Jiménez, C., Louvet, A., García-Tsao, G., Roblero, J. P., Abraldes, J. G., Shah, V. H., Kamath, P. S., Arrese, M., Singal, A. K., Bataller, R. & Arab, J. P., 2023, In: JHEP Reports. 5

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12 Citations (Scopus)

Novel prognostic biomarkers in decompensated cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Juanola, A., Ma, A. T., De Wit, K., Gananandan, K., Roux, O., Zaccherini, G., Jiménez, C., Tonon, M., Solé, C., Villaseca, C., Uschner, F. E., Graupera, I., Pose, E., Moreta, M. J., Campion, D., Beuers, U., Mookerjee, R. P., Francoz, C., Durand, F. & Vargas, V. & 19 others, Piano, S., Alonso, S., Trebicka, J., Laleman, W., Asrani, S. K., Soriano, G., Alessandria, C., Serra-Burriel, M., Morales-Ruiz, M., Torres, F., Allegretti, A. S., Krag, A., Caraceni, P., Watson, H., Abraldes, J. G., Solà, E., Kamath, P. S., Hernaez, R. & Ginès, P., 26 Oct 2023, In: Gut. 73, 1, p. 156-165 10 p., gutjnl-2023-329923.

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2022

Final safety and efficacy results from a 106 real-world patients registry with an ascites-mobilizing pump

Stirnimann, G., Berg, T., Spahr, L., Zeuzem, S., Newcastle University, Lammert, F., Storni, F., Banz, V., Babatz, J., Vargas Blasco, V., Geier, A., Engelmann, C., Herber, A., Trepte, C., Capel, J. & De Gottardi, A., 2022, In: Liver International. 42, 10, p. 2247-2259 13 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Non-Invasive Tests of Liver Fibrosis Help in Predicting the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Patients with NAFLD

Pons Delgado, M., Rivera-Esteban, J., Manzano, R., Bañares, J., Bermúdez, M., Vargas Blasco, V., Salcedo-Allende, M. T., Castells, L., Mínguez Rosique, B. & Pericàs, J. M., 2022, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11, 9

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2021

A phase II study of human allogeneic liver-derived progenitor cell therapy for acute-on-chronic liver failure and acute decompensation

Nevens, F., Gustot, T., Laterre, P.-F., Lasser, L. L., Haralampiev, L. E., Vargas Blasco, V., Lyubomirova, D., Albillos, A., Najimi, M., Michel, S., Stoykov, I., Gordillo, N., Vainilovich, Y., Barthel, V., Clerget-Chossat, N. & Sokal, E. M., 2021, In: JHEP Reports. 3

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29 Citations (Scopus)

Endpoints and design of clinical trials in patients with decompensated cirrhosis: Position paper of the LiverHope Consortium

Solà, E., Pose, E., Campion, D., Piano, S., Roux, O., Simon-Talero, M., Uschner, F., de Wit, K., Zaccherini, G., Alessandria, C., Beuers, U., Caraceni, P., Francoz, C., Mookerjee, R. P., Trebicka, J., Vargas, V., Serra, M., Torres, F., Montagnese, S. & Krag, A. & 6 others, Hernaez, R., Korenjak, M., Watson, H., Abraldes, J. G., Kamath, P. S. & Ginès, P., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Hepatology. 74, 1, p. 200-219 20 p.

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25 Citations (Scopus)

The Use of Rifaximin in Patients With Cirrhosis

Caraceni, P., Vargas Blasco, V., Solà, E., Alessandria, C., de Wit, K., Trebicka, J., Angeli, P., Mookerjee, R. P., Durand, F., Pose, E., Krag, A., Bajaj, J. S., Beuers, U. & Ginès, P., 2021, In: Hepatology. 74, p. 1660-1673 14 p.

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2020

Deep-sequencing reveals broad subtype-specific HCV resistance mutations associated with treatment failure

Chen, Q., Perales, C., Eugenia Soria, M., Garcia-Cehic, D., Gregori, J., Rodriguez-Frias, F., Buti, M., Crespo, J., Luis Calleja, J., Tabernero, D., Vila, M., Lazaro, F., Rando-Segura, A., Nieto-Aponte, L., Llorens-Revull, M., Francesca Cortese, M., Fernandez-Alonso, I., Castellote, J., Niubo, J. & Imaz, A. & 126 others, Xiol, X., Castells, L., Riveiro-Barciela, M., Llaneras, J., Navarro, J., Vargas-Blasco, V., Augustin, S., Conde, I., Rubin, A., Prieto, M., Torras, X., Margall, N., Forns, X., Marino, Z., Lens, S., Bonacci, M., Perez-del-Pulgar, S., Carlota Londono, M., Luisa Garcia-Buey, M., Sanz-Cameno, P., Morillas, R., Martro, E., Saludes, V., Masnou-Ridaura, H., Salmeron, J., Quiles, R., Antonio Carrion, J., Forne, M., Rosinach, M., Fernandez, I., Garcia-Samaniego, J., Madejon, A., Castillo-Grau, P., Lopez-Nunez, C., Jose Ferri, M., Durandez, R., Saez-Royuela, F., Diago, M., Gimeno, C., Medina, R., Buenestado, J., Bernet, A., Turnes, J., Trigo-Daporta, M., Hernandez-Guerra, M., Delgado-Blanco, M., Canizares, A., Ignacio Arenas, J., Juana Gomez-Alonso, M., Rodriguez, M., Deig, E., Olive, G., del Rio, O., Cabezas, J., Quinones, I., Roget, M., Montoliu, S., Garcia-Costa, J., Force, L., Blanch, S., Miralbes, M., Jose Lopez-de-Goicoechea, M., Garcia-Flores, A., Saumoy, M., Casanovas, T., Baliellas, C., Gilabert, P., Martin-Cardona, A., Roca, R., Barenys, M., Villaverde, J., Salord, S., Camps, B., Silvan di Yacovo, M., Ocana, I., Sauleda, S., Bes, M., Carbonell, J., Vargas-Accarino, E., Ruzo, S. P., Guerrero-Murillo, M., Von Massow, G., Isabel Costafreda, M., Maria Lopez, R., Gonzalez-Moreno, L., Real, Y., Acero-Fernandez, D., Viroles, S., Pamplona, X., Cairo, M., Dolores Ocete, M., Francisco Macias-Sanchez, J., Estebanez, A., Carles Quer, J., Mena-de-Cea, A., Otero, A., Castro-Iglesias, A., Suarez, F., Vazquez, A., Vieito, D., Lopez-Calvo, S., Vazquez-Rodriguez, P., Jose Martinez-Cerezo, F., Rodriguez, R., Macenlle, R., Cachero, A., Mereish, G., Mora-Moruny, C., Fabregas, S., Sacristan, B., Albillos, A., Jose Sanchez-Ruano, J., Baluja-Pino, R., Fernandez-Fernandez, J., Gonzalez-Portela, C., Garcia-Martin, C., Sanchez-Antolin, G., Jesus Andrade, R., Angel Simon, M., Manuel Pascasio, J., Romero-Gomez, M., Antonio del-Campo, J., Domingo, E., Esteban, R., Ignacio Esteban, J. & Quer, J., Feb 2020, In: Antiviral Research. 174, 104694

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38 Citations (Scopus)

Hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombus extends to the right atrium and portal vein : a case report

Gomez-Puerto, D., Mirallas, O., Vidal-González, J. & Vargas Blasco, V., 2020, In: World Journal of Hepatology. 12, p. 1128-1135 8 p.

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La "candidalisina", una de les exotoxines del fong Candida albicans, contribueix a la malaltia hepàtica associada a l'alcohol

Vargas Blasco, V., 2020, In: UAB Divulga.

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Reduction and stabilization of bilirubin with obeticholic acid treatment in patients with primary biliary cholangitis

Parés, A., Shiffman, M., Vargas Blasco, V., Invernizzi, P., Malecha, E. S., Liberman, A., MacConell, L. & Hirschfield, G., 2020, In: Liver International. 40, p. 1121-1129 9 p.

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16 Citations (Scopus)

The PREDICT study uncovers three clinical courses of acutely decompensated cirrhosis that have distinct pathophysiology

Trebicka, J., Fernandez, J., Papp, M., Caraceni, P., Laleman, W., Gambino, C., Giovo, I., Uschner, F. E., Jiménez, C., Mookerjee, R. P., Gustot, T., Albillos, A., Bañares, R., Janicko, M., Steib, C., Reiberger, T., Acevedo, J., Gatti, P., Bernal, W. & Zeuzem, S. & 106 others, Zipprich, A., Piano, S., Berg, T., Bruns, T., Bendtsen, F., Coenraad, M., Merli, M., Stauber, R., Zoller, H., Presa Ramos, J., Solé, C., Soriano Pastor, G., de Gottardi, A., Gronbaek, H., Saliba, F., Trautwein, C., Özdogan, O. C., Francque, S., Ryder, S. D., Nahon, P., Romero-Gomez, M., Van Vlierberghe, H., Francoz, C., Manns, M., García López, E., Tufoni, M., Amoros, A., Pavesi, M., Sanchez, C., Curto, A., Pitarch, C., Putignano, A., Moreno, E., Shawcross, D., Aguilar, F., Clària, J., Ponzo, P., Jansen, C., Vitalis, Z., Zaccherini, G., Balogh, B., Vargas Blasco, V. M., Montagnese, S., Alessandria, C., Bernardi, M., Ginès, P., Jalan, R., Moreau, R., Angeli, P., Arroyo, V., Maschmeier, M., Semela, D., Elkrief, L., Elsharkawy, A., Tornai, T., Tornai, I., Altorjay, I., Antognoli, A., Baldassarre, M., Gagliardi, M., Bertoli, E., Mareso, S., Brocca, A., Campion, D., Saracco, G. M., Rizzo, M., Lehmann, J., Pohlmann, A., Praktiknjo, M., Schierwagen, R., Solà, E., Amari, N., Rodriguez, M., Nevens, F., Clemente, A., Jarcuska, P., Gerbes, A., Mandorfer, M., Welsch, C., Ciraci, E., Patel, V., Ripoll, C., Herber, A., Horn, P., Danielsen, K. V., Gluud, L. L., Schaapman, J., Riggio, O., Rainer, F., Moritz, J. T., Mesquita, M., Alvarado-Tapias, E., Akpata, O., Lykke Eriksen, P., Samuel, D., Tresson, S., Strnad, P., Amathieu, R., Simón-Talero, M., Smits, F., van den Ende, N., Martinez, J., Garcia, R., Markwardt, D., Rupprechter, H. & Engelmann, C., 2020, In: Journal of Hepatology. 73, 4, p. 0842-854 13 p.

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334 Citations (Scopus)

2019

Effects of Albumin Treatment on Systemic and Portal Hemodynamics and Systemic Inflammation in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis

Fernández, J., Clària, J., Amorós, A., Aguilar, F., Castro, M., Casulleras, M., Acevedo, J., Duran, M., Nuñez, L., Costa, M., Torres, M., Horrillo, R., Ruiz-del-Árbol, L., Villanueva, C., Prado, V., Arteaga, M., Trebicka, J., Angeli, P., Merli, M. & Alessandria, C. & 19 others, Aagaard, N. K., Soriano Pastor, G., Durand, F., Gerbes, A. L., Gustot, T., Welzel, T. M., Salerno, F., Bañares, R., Vargas Blasco, V., Albillos, A., Silva, A., Morales Ruiz, M., García-Pagán, J., Pavesi, M., Jalan, R., Bernardi, M., Moreau, R., Páez, A. & Arroyo, V., 2019, In: Gastroenterology. 157, 1, p. 0149-162 14 p.

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201 Citations (Scopus)

Epidemiology and Effects of Bacterial Infections in Patients With Cirrhosis Worldwide

Piano, S., Singh, V., Caraceni, P., Maiwall, R., Alessandria, C., Fernandez, J., Soares, E. C., Kim, D. J., Kim, S. E., Marino, M., Vorobioff, J., Barea, R. D. C. R., Merli, M., Elkrief, L., Vargas, V., Krag, A., Singh, S. P., Lesmana, L. A., Toledo, C. & Marciano, S. & 51 others, Verhelst, X., Wong, F., Intagliata, N., Rabinowich, L., Colombato, L., Kim, S. G., Gerbes, A., Durand, F., Roblero, J. P., Bhamidimarri, K. R., Boyer, T. D., Maevskaya, M., Fassio, E., Kim, H. S., Hwang, J. S., Gines, P., Gadano, A., Sarin, S. K., Angeli, P., Bartoletti, M., Brodersen, C., Bruns, T., de Man, R. A., Fialla, A. D., Gambino, C., Gautam, V., Girala, M., Juanola, A., Kim, J. H., Kim, T. H., Kumar, P., Lattanzi, B., Lee, T. H., Rinaldi Lesmana, C. A., Moreau, R., Nath, P., Navarro, G., Park, J. W., Pinero, G., Pyrsopoulos, N. T., Restellini, S., Romero, G., Sacco, M., Sevá-Pereira, T., Simón-Talero, M., Song, D. S., Suk, K. T., Van Vlierberghe, H., Yim, S. Y., Yoon, E. L. & Zaccherini, G., 1 Apr 2019, In: Gastroenterology. 156, 5, p. 1368-1380.e10 23 p.

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351 Citations (Scopus)

Intestinal Fungal Dysbiosis and Systemic Immune Response to Fungi in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis

Lang, S., Duan, Y., Liu, J., Torralba, M. G., Kuelbs, C., Ventura-Cots, M., Abraldes, J. G., Bosques-Padilla, F., Verna, E. C., Brown, R. S., Vargas, V., Altamirano, J., Caballería, J., Shawcross, D., Lucey, M. R., Louvet, A., Mathurin, P., Garcia-Tsao, G., Ho, S. B. & Tu, X. M. & 4 others, Bataller, R., Stärkel, P., Fouts, D. E. & Schnabl, B., 1 Jan 2019, In: Hepatology.

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170 Citations (Scopus)

Long-term efficacy and safety of obeticholic acid for patients with primary biliary cholangitis: 3-year results of an international open-label extension study

Trauner, M., Nevens, F., Shiffman, M. L., Drenth, J. P. H., Bowlus, C. L., Vargas, V., Andreone, P., Hirschfield, G. M., Pencek, R., Malecha, E. S., MacConell, L. & Shapiro, D., 1 Jun 2019, In: The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 4, p. 445-453

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141 Citations (Scopus)

Non-Invasive Prediction of High-Risk Varices in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Moctezuma-Velazquez, C., Saffioti, F., Tasayco-Huaman, S., Casu, S., Mason, A., Roccarina, D., Vargas, V., Nilsson, J. E., Tsochatzis, E., Augustin, S., Montano-Loza, A. J., Berzigotti, A., Thorburn, D., Genesca, J. & Abraldes, J. G., 1 Mar 2019, In: American Journal of Gastroenterology. 114, p. 446-452

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64 Citations (Scopus)

Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis Are Also at Risk of Falling

Román, E., Gely, C., Flavià, M., Poca, M., Alvarado, E., Vargas, V., Guarner, C. & Soriano, G., 1 Jan 2019, In: Hepatology. 69, 1, p. 455-457 3 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

2018

Dysregulation of serum bile acids and FGF19 in alcoholic hepatitis

Brandl, K., Hartmann, P., Jih, L. J., Pizzo, D. P., Argemi, J., Ventura-Cots, M., Coulter, S., Liddle, C., Ling, L., Rossi, S. J., DePaoli, A. M., Loomba, R., Mehal, W. Z., Fouts, D. E., Lucey, M. R., Bosques-Padilla, F., Mathurin, P., Louvet, A., Garcia-Tsao, G. & Verna, E. C. & 10 others, Abraldes, J. G., Brown, R. S., Vargas, V., Altamirano, J., Caballería, J., Shawcross, D., Stärkel, P., Ho, S. B., Bataller, R. & Schnabl, B., 1 Aug 2018, In: Journal of Hepatology. 69, 2, p. 396-405

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153 Citations (Scopus)

Patients with refractory ascites treated with alfapump® system have better health-related quality of life as compared to those treated with large volume paracentesis: the results of a multicenter randomized controlled study

Stepanova, M., Nader, F., Bureau, C., Adebayo, D., Elkrief, L., Valla, D., Peck-Radosavljevic, M., McCune, A., Vargas, V., Simon-Talero, M., Cordoba, J., Angeli, P., Rossi, S., MacDonald, S., Capel, J., Jalan, R. & Younossi, Z. M., 1 Jun 2018, In: Quality of Life Research. 27, 6, p. 1513-1520

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32 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Alfapump® system vs. large volume paracentesis for refractory ascites: A multicenter randomized controlled study

Bureau, C., Adebayo, D., Chalret de Rieu, M., Elkrief, L., Valla, D., Peck-Radosavljevic, M., McCune, A., Vargas, V., Simon-Talero, M., Cordoba, J., Angeli, P., Rosi, S., MacDonald, S., Malago, M., Stepanova, M., Younossi, Z. M., Trepte, C., Watson, R., Borisenko, O. & Sun, S. & 2 others, Inhaber, N. & Jalan, R., 1 Nov 2017, In: Journal of Hepatology. 67, 5, p. 940-949

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84 Citations (Scopus)

High HCV subtype heterogeneity in a chronically infected general population revealed by high-resolution hepatitis C virus subtyping

Rodriguez-Frias, F., Nieto-Aponte, L., Gregori, J., Garcia-Cehic, D., Casillas, R., Tabernero, D., Homs, M., Blasi, M., Vila, M., Chen, Q., Vargas, V., Castells, L., Viladomiu, L., Genesca, J., Minguez, B., Augustin, S., Riveiro-Barciela, M., Carbonell, J., Perales, C. & Soria, M. E. & 9 others, Asensio, M., Llorens, M., Ordeig, L., Godoy, C., Buti, M., Esteban, R., Pumarola, T., Esteban, J. I. & Quer, J., 1 Oct 2017, In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 23, 10, p. 775.e1-775.e6

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12 Citations (Scopus)

Short article: Impact of genetic variation in the vasopressin 1a receptor on the development of organ failure in patients admitted for acute decompensation of liver cirrhosis

Kerbert, A. J. C., Schaapman, J. J., Van Der Reijden, J. J., Navarro, À. A., McCormick, A., Van Hoek, B., Arroyo, V., Ginès, P., Jalan, R., Vargas, V., Stauber, R., Verspaget, H. W. & Coenraad, M. J., 1 Jan 2017, In: European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 29, 5, p. 535-538

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2016

Clinical laboratory standard capillary protein electrophoresis alerted of a low C3 state and lead to the identification of a Factor I deficiency due to a novel homozygous mutation

Franco-Jarava, C., Colobran, R., Mestre-Torres, J., Vargas, V., Pujol-Borrell, R. & Hernández-González, M., 1 Jun 2016, In: Immunology Letters. 174, p. 19-22

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Diabetic and dyslipidaemic morbidly obese exhibit more liver alterations compared with healthy morbidly obese

Pardina, E., Ferrer, R., Rossell, J., Baena-Fustegueras, J. A., Lecube, A., Fort, J. M., Caubet, E., González, Ó., Vilallonga, R., Vargas, V., Balibrea, J. M. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 1 Jun 2016, In: BBA Clinical. 5, p. 54-65

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Liver Retransplantation in Patients with HIV-1 Infection: An International Multicenter Cohort Study

1 Feb 2016, In: American Journal of Transplantation. 16, 2, p. 679-687 9 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Predictive model of mortality in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Poca, M., Alvarado-Tapias, E., Concepción, M., Pérez-Cameo, C., Cañete, N., Gich, I., Romero, C., Casas, M., Román, E., Castells, L., Vargas, V., Carrión, J. A., Guarner, C. & Soriano, G., 1 Sept 2016, In: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 44, 6, p. 629-637

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21 Citations (Scopus)

2015

Autoimmune-like hepatitis during masitinib therapy in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient

Salvado, M., Vargas, V., Vidal, M., Simon-Talero, M., Camacho, J. & Gamez, J., 28 Sept 2015, In: World Journal of Gastroenterology. 21, 36, p. 10475-10479

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Doubtful role of IL28B polymorphism in occult Hepatitis B infection

Bes, M., Vargas, V., Piron, M., Casamitjana, N., Esteban, J. I., Campos-Varela, I., Puig, L. & Sauleda, S., 1 Jan 2015, In: Intervirology. 58, 3, p. 160-165

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Morbidly “Healthy” Obese Are Not Metabolically Healthy but Less Metabolically Imbalanced Than Those with Type 2 Diabetes or Dyslipidemia

Ferrer, R., Pardina, E., Rossell, J., Oller, L., Viñas, A., Baena-Fustegueras, J. A., Lecube, A., Vargas, V., Balibrea, J. M., Caubet, E., González, O., Vilallonga, R., Fort, J. M. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 29 Aug 2015, In: Obesity Surgery. 25, 8, p. 1380-1391

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14 Citations (Scopus)

2013

Brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy in episodic hepatic encephalopathy

Chavarria, L., Alonso, J., García-Martínez, R., Simón-Talero, M., Ventura-Cots, M., Ramírez, C., Torrens, M., Vargas, V., Rovira, A. & Córdoba, J., 1 Feb 2013, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 33, 2, p. 272-277

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35 Citations (Scopus)

Soluble CD40 ligand in morbidly obese patients: Effect of body mass index on recovery to normal levels after gastric bypass surgery

Baena-Fustegueras, J. A., Pardina, E., Balada, E., Ferrer, R., Catalán, R., Rivero, J., Casals, I., Lecube, A., Fort, J. M., Vargas, V. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 1 Feb 2013, In: JAMA Surgery. 148, 2, p. 151-156

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17 Citations (Scopus)

2012

Alterations in the common pathway of coagulation during weight loss induced by gastric bypass in severely obese patients

Pardina, E., Ferrer, R., Rivero, J., Baena-Fustegueras, J. A., Lecube, A., Fort, J. M., Vargas, V., Catalán, R. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 1 May 2012, In: Obesity. 20, 5, p. 1048-1056

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20 Citations (Scopus)

Cognitive dysfunction in cirrhosis is associated with falls: A prospective study

Soriano, G., Román, E., Córdoba, J., Torrens, M., Poca, M., Torras, X., Villanueva, C., Gich, I. J., Vargas, V. & Guarner, C., 1 Jun 2012, In: Hepatology. 55, 6, p. 1922-1930

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93 Citations (Scopus)

Only C-reactive protein, but not TNF-α or IL6, reflects the improvement in inflammation after bariatric surgery

Pardina, E., Ferrer, R., Baena-Fustegueras, J. A., Rivero, J., Lecube, A., Fort, J. M., Vargas, V., Catalán, R. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 1 Jan 2012, In: Obesity Surgery. 22, 1, p. 131-139

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65 Citations (Scopus)

Outcome of HCV/HIV-coinfected liver transplant recipients: A prospective and multicenter cohort study

1 Jul 2012, In: American Journal of Transplantation. 12, 7, p. 1866-1876 11 p.

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127 Citations (Scopus)

Surgically induced weight loss by gastric bypass improves non alcoholic fatty liver disease in morbid obese patients

Vargas, V., Allende, H., Lecube, A., Salcedo, M. T., Baena-Fustegueras, J. A., Fort, J. M., Rivero, J., Ferrer, R., Catalán, R., Pardina, E., Cajal, S. R., Guardia, J. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 1 Dec 2012, In: World Journal of Hepatology. 4, 12, p. 382-388

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58 Citations (Scopus)

T cell responses and viral variability in blood donation candidates with occult hepatitis B infection

Bes, M., Vargas, V., Piron, M., Casamitjana, N., Esteban, J. I., Vilanova, N., Pinacho, A., Quer, J., Puig, L., Guardia, J. & Sauleda, S., 1 Apr 2012, In: Journal of Hepatology. 56, 4, p. 765-774

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56 Citations (Scopus)

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in a liver transplant recipient and review of the literature

Campos-Varela, I., Castells, L., Dopazo, C., Pérez-Lafuente, M., Allende, H., Len, O., Llopart, L., Vargas, V. & Charco, R., 1 Feb 2012, In: Liver Transplantation. 18, 2, p. 201-205

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31 Citations (Scopus)

2011

Biexponential analysis of diffusion-tensor imaging of the brain in patients with cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation

Chavarria, L., Alonso, J., García-Martínez, R., Aymerich, F. X., Huerga, E., Jacas, C., Vargas, V., Cordoba, J. & Rovira, A., 1 Sept 2011, In: American Journal of Neuroradiology. 32, 8, p. 1510-1517

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34 Citations (Scopus)

Does pre-liver transplant HBV DNA level affect HBV recurrence or survival in liver transplant recipients receiving HBIG and Nucleoside Analogues?

Campos-Varela, I., Castells, L., Buti, M., Vargas, V., Bilbao, I., Rodríguez-Frías, F., Jardí, R., Charco, R., Guardia, J. & Esteban, R., 20 May 2011, In: Annals of Hepatology. 10, 2, p. 180-187

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15 Citations (Scopus)

Hepatic encephalopathy is associated with posttransplant cognitive function and brain volume

Garcia-Martinez, R., Rovira, A., Alonso, J., Jacas, C., Simõn-Talero, M., Chavarria, L., Vargas, V. & Cõrdoba, J., 1 Jan 2011, In: Liver Transplantation. 17, 1, p. 38-46

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125 Citations (Scopus)

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is associated with falls

Román, E., Córdoba, J., Torrens, M., Torras, X., Villanueva, C., Vargas, V., Guarner, C. & Soriano, G., 1 Mar 2011, In: American Journal of Gastroenterology. 106, 3, p. 476-482

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182 Citations (Scopus)

Treatment of liver cell carcinoma in the transplant wish list

Blasco, V. V. & Fusté, L. C., 1 May 2011, In: Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia Continuada. 10, 3, p. 108-112

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2010

A long-term study of changes in the volume of brain ventricles and white matter lesions after successful liver transplantation

García Martínez, R., Rovira, A., Alonso, J., Aymerich, F. X., Huerga, E., Jacas, C., Simón-Talero, M., Vargas, V. & Cordoba, J., 1 Mar 2010, In: Transplantation. 89, 5, p. 589-594

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34 Citations (Scopus)

New diagnostic methods for nonalcoholic fatty liver

Blasco, V. V., 1 Sept 2010, In: Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia Continuada. 9, 5, p. 217-222

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The relationships between IGF-1 and CRP, NO, leptin, and adiponectin during weight loss in the morbidly obese

Pardina, E., Ferrer, R., Baena-Fustegueras, J. A., Lecube, A., Fort, J. M., Vargas, V., Catalán, R. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 1 May 2010, In: Obesity Surgery. 20, 5, p. 623-632

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59 Citations (Scopus)

2009

Ghrelin and apolipoprotein aiv levels show opposite trends to leptin levels during weight loss in morbidly obese patients

Pardina, E., López-Tejero, M. D., Llamas, R., Catalán, R., Galard, R., Allende, H., Vargas, V., Lecube, A., Fort, J. M., Baena-Fustegueras, J. A. & Peinado-Onsurbe, J., 1 Oct 2009, In: Obesity Surgery. 19, 10, p. 1414-1423

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40 Citations (Scopus)

Victor Manuel Vargas Blasco

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